![]() So it seems, at least thus far, that Microsoft was not only accurate in its performance claims for Edge, it may have even been a bit too conservative. ![]() On the mid-range system, the lead is even greater, with Edge besting Chrome by 35 percent, Opera by 31 percent, and Firefox by 23 percent. On the high-end system, Edge is 25 percent faster than Chrome, and about 17 percent faster than Firefox and Opera. Turning first to Microsoft’s test of choice, Edge actually wins the JetStream benchmark test on both our high-end and mid-range systems. For both the JetStream and Speedometer tests, a higher score equals better performance. That test is now retired, however, so we chose to expand Microsoft’s testing suite to also include the Speedometer 2.0 benchmark, which some recommend as a replacement for Octane for more “real-world” browser benchmarking.Įach Test was run on each system three times, and the results reported in the charts below are the average of the three runs. The Browser BenchmarksĪs mentioned, Microsoft based their test only on JetStream 1.1, but in previous builds of Windows 10 prior to the April Update, Microsoft also touted results from the Octane 2.0 test. Microsoft’s tests only include Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, but we opted to throw Opera into the mix as well, because everyone always forgets about Opera. For our browsers, we used the latest version of each as of the time of testing: Our “mid-range” option is an Intel NUC D54250WYK, powered by an Intel Core i5-4250U with 8GB of DDR3 memory.īoth systems were configured with clean installs of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Version 1803, Build 17134). Our “high-end” configuration is a custom-built PC running an Intel Core i7-6950X clocked at 4.0GHz with 64GB of DDR4 memory. The Hardware and Softwareįor our tests, we’re using two hardware configurations. That doesn’t make this a pure “audit” of Microsoft’s Edge benchmark, but rather an expansion in the hopes of discovering more relevant results. While we don’t doubt that Microsoft’s reported numbers are accurate for this specific configuration, we wanted to perform the tests ourselves on some more modern hardware. While not everyone is running the latest hardware, the i5-3475S is a six-year-old part, first introduced in the second quarter of 2012. The Windows version is up-to-date (build 17134 is also known as the “ April 2018 Update” that just shipped out to users this month), but the choice of processor is a bit unusual. ![]() The results of Microsoft’s tests are based on a specific hardware configuration: a PC with an Intel Core i5-3475S CPU, 4GB of RAM, and Windows 10 Enterprise version 17134. The company’s claim is based on the JetStream 1.1 browser benchmark, a series of tests that evaluate a browser’s JavaScript performance. Microsoft boldly claims that Edge is “faster than both Chrome and Firefox,” with speedometer graphics showing that the competing browsers are 22 and 16 percent slower, respectively.Ĭlicking on the tiny “see details here” button in the lower-right corner reveals the basis for Microsoft’s claim. Whenever you set up or upgrade a Windows 10 PC and launch the Edge browser for the first time, Microsoft displays a prominent ad extolling the performance advantages of the company’s web browser. Browser Benchmarks: Auditing Microsoft’s Performance Claims for Edge
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